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Wednesday, May 2, 2012Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed LAC by 3 after the first quarter and won 105–98.

Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Jazz83
Spurs114
Q1 SAS +11; Q2 SAS +25; Q3 SAS +34; Q4 SAS +31
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Pacers97
Magic74
Q1 IND +9; Q2 IND +6; Q3 IND +21; Q4 IND +23
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Clippers98
Grizzlies105
Q1 MEM -3; Q2 MEM +4; Q3 MEM +6; Q4 MEM +7
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The lead · First round · Game 2 · Clippers-Grizzlies

Memphis beats Clippers, 105–98

Chris Paul goes for 29 points

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3+4+6+7MEM AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers2621222998
Grizzlies23282430105
Who led
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 26, 24, 28, 26, 9, 21, 15, 20, 19, 21MEM21 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
O.J. MayoPoints, last 10 games: 20, 11, 5, 15, 9, 14, 14, 15, 17, 20MEM20 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 31, 8, 28, 12, 21, 19, 33, 34, 14, 29LAC29 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 19, 20, 17, 12, 16, 21, 36, 29, 17, 22LAC22 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Pacers-Magic · R1 · G3

Indiana controls Orlando start to finish

Indiana won 97–74, leading by as many as 23 at a break. Danny Granger led Indiana with 26 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · Pacers-Magic
G1 · @ INDORL81–77G2 · @ INDIND93–78G3 · @ ORLIND97–74
Lead changes
Clippers-Grizzlies5
Jazz-Spurs0
Pacers-Magic0
The night in charts
Clippers-Grizzlies combined for 203, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-GrizzliesClippers 98, Grizzlies 105
203
Jazz-SpursJazz 83, Spurs 114
197
Pacers-MagicPacers 97, Magic 74
171
MEM won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Clippers-GrizzliesClippers 98, Grizzlies 105
+7 MEM
Pacers-MagicPacers 97, Magic 74
+23 IND
Jazz-SpursJazz 83, Spurs 114
+31 SAS
Hibbert shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HibbertIND · 18 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
GayMEM · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 3 STL
69% (9-13)
BlakeLAC · 22 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
60% (9-15)
ParkerSAS · 18 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB
60% (6-10)
CP3LAC · 29 PTS, 6 AST, 5 STL, 3 REB
59% (10-17)
Final · Clippers-Grizzlies
Clippers 98Grizzlies 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers2621222998
Grizzlies23282430105
The story
Rudy Gay had 21 points as Memphis beat Los Angeles 105-98

O.J. Mayo added 20 PTS, 4 REB 21 PTS, 5 REB, 3 STL · 9-13 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the first, the Grizzlies took the second 28-21.

MEM lead by quarter
200 −3+4+6+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Magic
Pacers 97Magic 74
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2321322197
Magic1424171974
The story
Danny Granger's 26 points carried Indiana past Orlando, 97-74

For Orlando, Glen Davis had 22 PTS, 4 REB 26 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST · 9-16 FG, 5-9 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 32-17, was where the Pacers built it.

IND lead by quarter
300 +9+6+21+23 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Spurs
Jazz 83Spurs 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz1711253083
Spurs28253427114
The story
San Antonio beat Utah 114-83 behind 18 points and 9 assists from Tony Parker

Enes Kanter paced Utah: 10 REB, 8 PTS 18 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB · 6-10 FG

The swing

A 25-11 second quarter did the most damage for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
400 +11+25+34+31 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.3Reg. season avg18.7Last 3 playoff games

18.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.3 in the regular season (61 games). Today: 22 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
31.3Reg. season avg17.0Last 3 playoff games

17.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 31.3 in the regular season (60 games). Today: 10 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
18.0Reg. season avg27Today

27 minutes today, against 18.0 a game in the regular season (48 games). Line: 2 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Chris Paul leads the day with 29

Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 31, 8, 28, 12, 21, 19, 33, 34, 14, 29Clippers-Grizzlies · L
21.5 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Danny GrangerPoints, last 10 games: 23, 18, 21, 19, 24, 29, 4, 17, 18, 26Pacers-Magic · W
20.3 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 19, 20, 17, 12, 16, 21, 36, 29, 17, 22Clippers-Grizzlies · L
19.5 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Glen DavisPoints, last 10 games: 12, 16, 6, 27, 17, 14, 2, 16, 18, 22Magic-Pacers · L
18.7 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 26, 24, 28, 26, 9, 21, 15, 20, 19, 21Grizzlies-Clippers · W
20.0 PPG playoffs to date
21 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
O.J. MayoPoints, last 10 games: 20, 11, 5, 15, 9, 14, 14, 15, 17, 20Grizzlies-Clippers · W
18.5 PPG playoffs to date
20 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST